Zelensky predicts Putin will be toppled by his own people, ‘they’ll find reason to kill the killer’
- Reports suggest growing gulf between Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and nation’s elite as war in Ukraine continues with no sign of victory
- This week a Russian lawmaker appeared to mock Putin, watching leader’s speech with noodles hung on his ears in reference to idiom on telling lies
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has indicated he believes his opponent Vladimir Putin will eventually be toppled by people from within Russia’s political regime.
“There will certainly be a moment when the fragility of Putin’s regime is felt in Russia,” Zelensky told Ukrainian journalist Dmytro Komarov in a new documentary.
“Then carnivores will eat the carnivore. It is very important, and they will need a reason to justify this”, a “reason” to “kill the killer”.
“Will it work? Yes. When? I don’t know,” he added.
The Ukrainian president sat down for an extended interview for the documentary, which was made to mark one year since Russia invaded Ukraine.
A year after the war began, Russia has not had the expected swift victory and instead has faced battlefield humiliations and heavy casualties.
The nation has faced stringent international sanctions over the invasion and has become increasingly isolated on the world stage.